Peter Wight
Peter Wight is a British character actor of stage, film and TV who is perhaps best known for his work with Mike Leigh on films such as Meantime, Naked, Vera Drake, Another Year and Mr Turner. Wight regularly plays a police officer - most notably in the BBC sitcom Early Doors and in the mid 90s BBC drama Out of the Blue, as well as films like Shiner, Atonement and The Look of Love - and has had numerous period roles in dramas such as Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Our Mutual Friend. His other films include Hot Fuzz, Babel, Cass, and The Sense of an Ending.
Filmography (122 titles)
7.0MovieThe Conjuring: Last Rites
Grandpa Smurl · 2025
MovieNational Theatre Live: London Tide
Noddy Boffin · 2024
7.2ShowThe Reckoning
Peter Jaconelli · 2023
6.4ShowSister Boniface Mysteries
Arthur Millington · 2022
6.3MovieCyrano
Ragueneau · 2021
6.0MovieEarly Doors - Live
Nige · 2021
7.4MovieUncle Vanya
Telegin · 2020
7.8ShowHis Dark Materials
Boatman · 2019
7.1ShowA Confession
Charlie Edwards · 2019
6.6MovieOnly You
Andrew · 2019
7.8ShowThis Time with Alan Partridge
John Baskell · 2019
1.0MovieEarly Days
Kate’s Dad · 2018
6.4MovieHamlet
Polonius · 2018
5.6MovieBrakes
Alan · 2017
6.8MovieAnother Mother's Son
Rene · 2017
6.4MovieThe Sense of an Ending
Colin Simpson · 2017
8.2ShowThe Crown
Newspaper Editor · 2016
7.5MovieEthel & Ernest
Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice) · 2016
5.8MovieTrespass Against Us
Dog Owner · 2016
6.7ShowBrief Encounters
Brian · 2016
4.7ShowI Want My Wife Back
Don (Bex's father) · 2016
6.4MovieThe Program
Sunday Times Editor · 2015
6.5MovieMr. Turner
Joseph Gillot · 2014
8.0ShowOur Zoo
Albert Mottershead · 2014
5.6MovieThe Look of Love
Police Inspector · 2013
MovieThe Security Men
Kenneth · 2013
5.7ShowThe Mimic
Mr Hurdle · 2013
6.9ShowRoom at the Top
Mr. Hoylake · 2012
7.3ShowThe Paradise
Edmund Lovett · 2012
6.9MovieKon-Tiki
Spinden · 2012